"True Jersey blues" : the Civil War letters of Lucien A. Voorhees and William Mackenzie Thompson, 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers /

This book tells the story of two Civil War soldiers from Hunterdon County serving with the Army of the Potomac through letters written to hometown newspapers. Their vivid accounts of life on the march, fierce firefights, and everyday occupations convey a true sense of the Civil War as experienced by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mazzagetti, Dominick A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Voorhees, Lucien A., > -1864 > Correspondence.
Thompson, William McKenzie, > -1864 > Correspondence.
Thompson, William McKenzie, > -1864.
Voorhees, Lucien A., > -1864.
United States. > Army. > New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865)
1861-1865
Soldiers > New Jersey > Hunterdon County > Correspondence.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Regimental histories.
Soldiers.
New Jersey > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Hunterdon County (N.J.) > Biography.
New Jersey > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Histoire des unités.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Récits personnels.
New Jersey.
New Jersey > Hunterdon County.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ode to the 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Excerpt from a Letter; Preface; 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Time Line, 1862-1865; Chapter 1: The 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Chapter 2: Life in Camp; Chapter 3: Fredericksburg; Chapter 4: Politics; Chapter 5: Gettysburg; Chapter 6: Dangerous and Unpleasant Duty; Chapter 7: Officers, Generals, and President Lincoln; Chapter 8: Pleasant Distractions; Chapter 9: To Higher Callings; Chapter 10: Glory; Bibliography; Letter Index; Topic Index

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